Finches (Fringillidae)
Oriental Greenfinch (Carduelis sinica) - HBW 15, p. 543
French: Verdier de Chine
German: Chinagrünfink
Spanish: Verderón Chino
Other common names: Chinese/Grey-capped Greenfinch
Taxonomy: Fringilla sinica Linnaeus, 1766, Macao, south-east China.
Recent phylogenetic analysis indicates that this species is closest to C. chloris and C. spinoides, probably forming a superspecies with them and with C. ambigua (and presumably including also C. monguilloti). All may be only distantly related to present congeners, suggesting that resurrection of genus Chloris appropriate; comprehensive review of all taxa in current genus required in order to determine true relationships. Race chabarovi sometimes subsumed in ussuriensis. In Japan, proposed race sitchitoensis (described from Hachijo, in I.. View all taxonomy...
Taxonomy: Fringilla sinica Linnaeus, 1766, Macao, south-east China.
Recent phylogenetic analysis indicates that this species is closest to C. chloris and C. spinoides, probably forming a superspecies with them and with C. ambigua (and presumably including also C. monguilloti). All may be only distantly related to present congeners, suggesting that resurrection of genus Chloris appropriate; comprehensive review of all taxa in current genus required in order to determine true relationships. Race chabarovi sometimes subsumed in ussuriensis. In Japan, proposed race sitchitoensis (described from Hachijo, in Izu Is) synonymized with minor; tokumii, from Kanzaki-machi (Kanzaki-gun area, in NE Saga Prefecture), in SW Kyushu, synonymized with minor. Six subspecies currently recognized.
Recent phylogenetic analysis indicates that this species is closest to C. chloris and C. spinoides, probably forming a superspecies with them and with C. ambigua (and presumably including also C. monguilloti). All may be only distantly related to present congeners, suggesting that resurrection of genus Chloris appropriate; comprehensive review of all taxa in current genus required in order to determine true relationships. Race chabarovi sometimes subsumed in ussuriensis. In Japan, proposed race sitchitoensis (described from Hachijo, in Izu Is) synonymized with minor; tokumii, from Kanzaki-machi (Kanzaki-gun area, in NE Saga Prefecture), in SW Kyushu, synonymized with minor. Six subspecies currently recognized.
Subspecies and Distribution:
- chabarovi ( Stegmann, 1929) - Russian Far East (Amurland) and NE China (E Inner Mongolia and N Heilongjiang).
- ussuriensis ( E. J. O. Hartert, 1903) - NE China (SE Inner Mongolia E to S Heilongjiang, Liaoning and Hebei), Korea and SE Russia (S Ussuriland).
- kawarahiba ( Temminck, 1836) - E Russia (NC Okhotsk coast and Kamchatka), Sakhalin I, Kuril Is, and N Japan (NE Hokkaido); non-breeding also S to SE China.
- chabarovi ( Stegmann, 1929) - Russian Far East (Amurland) and NE China (E Inner Mongolia and N Heilongjiang).
- ussuriensis ( E. J. O. Hartert, 1903) - NE China (SE Inner Mongolia E to S Heilongjiang, Liaoning and Hebei), Korea and SE Russia (S Ussuriland).
- kawarahiba ( Temminck, 1836) - E Russia (NC Okhotsk coast and Kamchatka), Sakhalin I, Kuril Is, and N Japan (NE Hokkaido); non-breeding also S to SE China.
- minor ( Temminck & Schlegel, 1848) - extreme S Korea (Cheju-do I) and Japan (S Hokkaido S to Kyushu, including Tsushima I and Izu Is).
- kittlitzi ( Seebohm, 1890) - Ogasawara-shoto (Bonin Is) and Iwo Is.
- sinica ( Linnaeus, 1766) - C, E & SE China and NE & C Vietnam (E Tonkin and C & S Annam).
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An adult feeding on seeds Locality Kyoto, Kyoto Prefecture, Honshu, Japan
Greg R Homel 2005 5 years ago 32 sec 4.4 -
A female foraging on the ground. Locality Shiotsubo Onsen Hotel, Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, Honshu, Japan (ssp minor)
Josep del Hoyo 9 February 2010 2 years ago 27 sec 4.3 -
A male eating seeds from a feeder, on the ground. Locality Shiotsubo Onsen Hotel, Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, Honshu, Japan (ssp minor)
Josep del Hoyo 9 February 2010 2 years ago 31 sec 4.3 -
A male perched and looking around. Locality Arasaki Crane Reserve, Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan (ssp minor)
Josep del Hoyo 31 January 2010 2 years ago 24 sec 4.1 -
A male foraging on the ground. Locality Shiotsubo Onsen Hotel, Karuizawa, Nagano Prefecture, Honshu, Japan (ssp minor)
Josep del Hoyo 9 February 2010 2 years ago 22 sec 4 -
A female perched and looking around. Locality Arasaki Crane Reserve, Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan (ssp minor)
Josep del Hoyo 31 January 2010 2 years ago 21 sec 4
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An oriental greenfinch, showing its wonderfully decorated tail
Locality Beijing Botanic Gardens, Beijing, China (Northern)
Wei Yichao 12 May 2013 3 hours ago ADDED TODAY! 4 -
Adult male on a branch
Locality China (Northern)
Nathanael Goldman 9 April 2011 2 years ago 3.6 -
Lateral view of a male perched in a tree.
Locality Japan
Pete Morris 1 February 2002 15 weeks ago 3.5 -
Bird on a branch.
Locality Plzen Zoo, Plzen, Plzen Region, Czech Republic
Tomasz Doroń 24 October 2011 29 weeks ago 3 -
A male perched on a branch.
Locality Arasaki Crane Reserve, Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan (ssp minor)
Josep del Hoyo 31 January 2010 2 years ago 3 -
A female perched on a branch.
Locality Arasaki Crane Reserve, Izumi, Kagoshima Prefecture, Kyushu, Japan (ssp minor)
Josep del Hoyo 31 January 2010 2 years ago 2.8
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Male in a tree Locality Lake Ashi, Kanagawa Prefecture, Honshu, Japan
Joe Angseesing 17 March 2009 3 years ago 3 -
Male singing from a tree Locality Tokyo, Honshu, Japan
Joe Angseesing 16 March 2009 3 years ago 3
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